Signs of Hawaiian Life – Nov. 25, 2023
![Honolulu residents Michele Velasco, from left, Van Velasco, Patrick Carmichael and Maryann Carmichael stopped at the Hula Hut restaurant in Austin, Texas, in March. Photo by Jaro Velasco.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/web1_20231126-Michele-Velasco-Hula-Hut-Austin-Texas.jpg)
Honolulu residents Michele Velasco, from left, Van Velasco, Patrick Carmichael and Maryann Carmichael stopped at the Hula Hut restaurant in Austin, Texas, in March. Photo by Jaro Velasco.
![At left, Renae Bell of Kailua discovered KauKau, a poke restaurant, in Edinburgh, Scotland, in December. Photo by Jeff Bell.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/web1_20231126-Renae-Bell-Kaukau-Edinburgh-Scotland.jpg)
At left, Renae Bell of Kailua discovered KauKau, a poke restaurant, in Edinburgh, Scotland, in December. Photo by Jeff Bell.
![Berlye Yamaki of Pearl City, from left, Steven Yamaki, Mariko Takei, Gayle Tomokiyo, Ethan Tomokiyo,
Rick Shimomura and Jere Shimomura threw shakas in front of Maka Lea, a Hawaiian cafe in Choshi, Chiba, Japan, in February. Takei, who owns the cafe, said she has visited Hawaii a handful of times and loves it.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/web1_20231126-Berlye-Yamaki-Hawaiian-cafe-Maka-Lea-Choshi-Chiba-Japan.jpg)
Berlye Yamaki of Pearl City, from left, Steven Yamaki, Mariko Takei, Gayle Tomokiyo, Ethan Tomokiyo, Rick Shimomura and Jere Shimomura threw shakas in front of Maka Le‘a, a Hawaiian cafe in Choshi, Chiba, Japan, in February. Takei, who owns the cafe, said she has visited Hawaii a handful of times and loves it.
![Honolulu residents Michele Velasco, from left, Van Velasco, Patrick Carmichael and Maryann Carmichael stopped at the Hula Hut restaurant in Austin, Texas, in March. Photo by Jaro Velasco.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/web1_20231126-Michele-Velasco-Hula-Hut-Austin-Texas.jpg)
![At left, Renae Bell of Kailua discovered KauKau, a poke restaurant, in Edinburgh, Scotland, in December. Photo by Jeff Bell.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/web1_20231126-Renae-Bell-Kaukau-Edinburgh-Scotland.jpg)
![Berlye Yamaki of Pearl City, from left, Steven Yamaki, Mariko Takei, Gayle Tomokiyo, Ethan Tomokiyo,
Rick Shimomura and Jere Shimomura threw shakas in front of Maka Lea, a Hawaiian cafe in Choshi, Chiba, Japan, in February. Takei, who owns the cafe, said she has visited Hawaii a handful of times and loves it.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/web1_20231126-Berlye-Yamaki-Hawaiian-cafe-Maka-Lea-Choshi-Chiba-Japan.jpg)
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